Engineers have developed a new use for wood: to filter water. Scientists added nanoparticles to wood, then used it to filter toxic dyes from water. Engineers at the University of Maryland have ...

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. One of the top survival priorities in an emergency is to find and disinfect enough drinking water to supply your needs. Whether your crisis ...

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Oftentimes, the places that require water purification the most – such as developing nations or disaster sites – have the least in the way of infrastructure. This means that electrically-powered ...

What can the forests of Scandinavia possibly offer to migrants in faraway refugee camps? Clean water may be one thing, suggests a new report. What can the forests of Scandinavia possibly offer to ...

At least 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water, a dire problem exacerbated by the increasing number of people living in poorly-equipped refugee camps. Researchers from KTH Royal ...

A new use for wood has been discovered by engineers and that is to filter water. The engineers added nano-particles to wood and further made use of it for filtering toxic dyes from water. The ...

Slices of wood can act as water filters that remove bacteria and microplastics with more than 99 per cent efficiency, potentially offering a cheap way to protect people from water-borne illnesses.

A reusable filtration material made from engineered wood and polymer coating captures harmful organic compounds and microbes without chemical additives. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Access to clean drinking ...

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Bushfire season is not the only time we have to shelter in our homes from smoky air outside. In some parts of Australia, smoke from domestic wood heaters in winter can also harm our health and has ...

(Nanowerk News) Engineers at the University of Maryland have developed a new use for wood: to filter water. Liangbing Hu of the Energy Research Center and his colleagues added nanoparticles to wood, ...